Author:
Brown, Claudia, 1950-
Imprint:Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2014.
Descriptionxv, 336 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm.
Note:From Ming to Qing: chaos bows to authority -- The establishment of government: imperial patronage in the arts -- Mapping the empire: art and imperial engagement -- Public service, personal histories: officials and painters in the realm -- Accomplished women: female painters and their influence -- Artistic commerce: enterprise and publishing -- Reflections of the spirit: painting Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist ideals -- Expanding horizons: Qing discovers the world.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.